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Upcoming Events and News
I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.
Luke 2: 10c
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Please Note: For complete information on ALL parish events, news, and activities, please see the parish bulletin. You can obtain a bulletin
after every Mass service or by clicking on the Bulletins button in the top navigation of this site.
Rev. Msgr. Fred E. Potthoff 90th
Birthday Party and Reception
Save the date. The 90th Birthday Party and Reception for Rev. Msgr. Fred E. Potthoff will be on August 24, 2008 in the Bishop's Memorial Hall. Watch the bulletin for the time.
Catholic House
Build 2008
We will have a display to raise the additional funds needed for our Catholic House Build 2008 the weekends of July 12 & 13 and July 19 & 20. St. Mary’s is responsible for $8,000 of the $45,000 the project requires. We have already accumulated $5,000 of our share, so please be generous and help us reach our goal! Envelopes will be available at the display.
The Catholic House Build will begin with the Ground Breaking on September 6th and end with the House Blessing on October 24th. Volunteers are needed to assist with various aspects of the Build. Please contact Art Taylor, 474-2116, Jeff Newell, 474-5758 or Louanne Holladay, 474-8053 if you would like to give us a hand.
On Saturday, August 16th, 2008, the St Mary Haiti Mission will be having a Rummage Sale in the lower parking lot here at St Mary on Columbia Street. If you have any large items of furniture, appliances, bikes that you would like to donate now while you are spring and summer cleaning, please contact Helen Hession at h.hession@comcast.net or 765-477-6004. These items must be in good working, clean condition. Between now and the 1st of August we will only be taking in large items that need stored. Please remember if the item is in working condition, but slightly used and someone you know might use it, we would be happy to get the item(s). Thank you for your help.
St. Mary Community Lunch to the Needy
Please consider making or providing a chicken casserole, salad, bread, or dessert to help us feed about 100 needy people a nourishing lunch.
Future dates St. Mary will be serving this year are
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September 14
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November 9
All lunches are short (set up is at 11:30 and clean up finished by 2). Our clients are very appreciative. Serving Lafayette’s hungry is a wonderful experience for families. Please contact Deb Parent by phone (743-5871) or email: dparent@netlink-tech.com.
You have asked…and we have listened…
Beginning Sunday, February 24th, we will add a 6:30 PM evening Mass every Sunday. We will need Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, Ushers, & Servers. Please call Joe Dano in the Parish Office (742-4440 ext. 229) if you would like to join one of these ministries or if you currently serve in any of these ministries and are willing to be placed into a rotation for our new Mass.
What's New In The Parish
International
Friendship Opportunity
Members of St. Mary’s are invited to take part in a unique International Friendship opportunity. Nearly 80% of the approximately 500,000 international students studying in the U.S. will never step foot into an American home during their stay in our country. Close to 5,000 from more than 120 countries, are our neighbors, living and studying right here at Purdue University.
Purdue’s International Program (IFP) is seeking caring volunteers who are interested in befriending an international student. At mutually agreeable times throughout the year, the student and their volunteer get together for activities such as conversation, dinners, shopping, holiday celebrations, community activities and educational events. As a volunteer, you can make a truly significant contribution to the success of your student’s stay in America. Not only can the friendship you extend help alleviate a student’s homesickness and loneliness, but you can help him/her adjust to life in American culture. You will also find your new friend eager to share his/her culture with you! For more information, or to receive an application, please contact Karin Crum, Asst. Coord., International Friendship Program, 409-2683. Online sign-up is also available: http://www.iss.purdue.edu/SSL/IFP/join.cfm.
Summer Schedule for the Inquiry and RCIA Meetings
The RCIA and Inquiry meetings will be held every other week for the months of June and August. There will be no meetings held for the month of July. If you should have any questions, please call Jane & Jerry Martin at 742-6601 (for the Inquiry schedule) or Paula Iunghuhn at 563-3954 (for the RCIA schedule).
Summer Office Hours
Beginning May 27th the parish office will be open from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Online SCRIP
Payment Now Available
Do you order SCRIP online or would you like to? You can now pay for your order at www.shopwithscrip.com using Great Lakes SCRIP Center’s new PrestoPay. You simply enter your checking account information one time in a secure environment. After the account is verified, you can choose to have your scrip payments electronically deducted from your checking account when you order. This is not a credit-card based system…it is simply an added convenience that eliminates the hassle of writing and delivering your check for your online order!
Music Teacher Needed
St. Mary Cathedral School is looking for a part-time (14 hours per week) music teacher for grades K-3 during the 2008-2009 school year. If you are interested in the position, please submit a resume and references to:
Fr. Dan Gartland, Pastor
St. Mary Cathedral School
1200 South Street
Lafayette, IN 47901
Volunteers Needed for New 6:30 PM Sunday Mass
We need Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, Ushers, & Servers to help with the new 6:00 PM Sunday Mass. Please call Joe Dano in the Parish Office (742-4440 ext. 229) if you would like to join one of these ministries or if you currently serve in any of these ministries and are willing to be placed into a rotation for our new Mass.
Are You Interested In Selling Scrip After Mass?
We are looking for volunteers. Please let us know if you can help. Questions/Suggestions??? Dawn Hart dhartcpa@msn.com ph: 449-8907 or Stephanie Shurman rsshurman@tds.net ph: 807-6316.
Registration Is Now Taking Place For St. Mary’s 2008-2009 Pre-School Program
Classes offered are: 3 year old morning (9:00 – 11:15 a.m.), 3 year old afternoon (12:15 – 2:30 p.m.), 4 year old morning (9:00 – 11:15 a.m.) and 4 year old afternoon (12:15 – 2:30). Children must be the appropriate age by August 1st. For further information call the school office at 742-6302. Classes fill--sign up soon!
A study, commissioned by the Knights of Columbus, revealed that 75% of Catholic young people who had seriously considered religious life felt they were never encouraged to pursue that goal. Your encouragement may be all that’s needed.
A misconception among some Catholics is that the priest has an ideal job; he works one day each week, Sunday. They forget the other six days a week, where the priest works long and hard behind the scenes—visiting the ill, counseling troubled families, helping bury our loved ones, visiting school classes, etc. Often the job is exhausting and thankless, but always of vital importance.
The loving environment of a family draws forth an individual’s greatest talents and gifts. We’ve come to realize that creating an atmosphere in which children can hear the Lord’s call is one of the most significant responsibilities resting on our shoulders as parents. Parents, grandparents – do you encourage your children to develop their talents and gifts? Do you encourage them to think of Church ministry as a possible life choice?
Interested in supporting vocations? Contact Barbara at 474-9374.
Advertise Your Business in our Sunday Bulletin!
Your support will benefit St. Mary Parish and the Lafayette Catholic Schools. Contact Art Blackburn our bulletin representative at the parish office, 742-4440 ext. 228. Tell them you saw this on the website.
Rosary Before Masses
The rosary will be prayed every Sunday for the intention that our parishioners be good stewards of the many gifts that God has given to us and allowed us to have. The rosary will be said before the 7:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Masses every Sunday. The rosary will begin twenty five minutes before Mass begins at 7:05 a.m. and 10:35 a.m. A designated leader will be assigned to lead the rosary and that person will have a portable microphone so that everyone can hear the leader.
Funeral Holy Cards will be memorialized in the Memorial Card Display Case so that our parishioners will be able to pray for our loved ones. If you have an immediate family member such as a grandparent, mother, father, child, sister, brother, brother-in-law who has passed away within the past year, please call Mary Shelton at 474-2559 or email: tootsshelton@webtv.net.
Remember a Loved One
Remember a loved one or recognize your family with a brick in the Diocesan Memorial Plaza. Forms are available in the literature rack or call the parish office at 742-4440.
Make Your Weekly Gift to St. Mary’s Automatically
You now can make your weekly offering using an automatic draw from your checking account. For many years parishioners have asked for this convenient option and it is now up and running. Simply complete the ACH Enrollment Form available in the parish office, on the welcome table, the side vestibule, or download it here, and return it to the office or in the weekly offering. Your gift may be for any frequency: weekly, monthly or quarterly. Draws are made on the Monday after the applicable Sunday including the first Sunday of the month or quarter. If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact Tom Reed at 742-4141 or tom@reedcpa.com.
Bulletin News
If you have a special anniversary that you would like to place in the bulletin to share with the parish, please call Mandy in the parish office, 742-4440 ext. 226 or email her.
Please note: The bulletin deadline is always due by the Friday prior to the week (8 days before) you wish to have your announcement in the bulletin because our bulletin deadline to the printer is Tuesday. Thank you for your help.
Youth News
Attention St. Mary’s Youth Grades 5-12
St. Mary would like to invite you to consider being an altar server. To become a server for the parish please call Mrs. Mary Farrell at 742-4440, voice mail 404 and leave her a message and she will return your call with dates and times of training.
